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It seems like each time we’re getting ready to head out on an adventure, there’s a conversation involving currency that goes something along the lines of (read with sarcasm): Person 1: Do we have any currency for the EU? Person 2: Umm, I have pounds [useful in the UK], yes. P1: Not helpful, we’re going …
As I write this, we’re sitting on a ferry taking us from Uig to the islands of Harris and Lewis, just off the West coast of Scotland. Despite the beautiful blue sky, the sea is a little choppy, which resulted in an unfortunate visit to the bathroom for some of the passengers who’d just finished …
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn commission on links you click or products you choose to purchase. Thank you. When we first started traveling, the things we took were more basic in most cases. Clothes? Check. Phone? Yep. Money? In theory. However, the more we travel, and work on this blog while we …
More than once before we’ve talked about how we plan our own travel adventures. In a nutshell, we’re fans of DIY planning and find most things we do on our own, but that’s not how we started out. On the first three trips we took to other countries, we hired a travel agent to work …
One of the lessons we’ve learned since we started traveling is that travel can be a very resource-intensive thing to do, and not just in the ways you might expect. Yes, travel is expensive, or at least it can be, meaning it can use up your financial resources in a hurry. However, travel can often …
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn commission on links you click or products you choose to purchase. Thank you. In our increasingly digital world, you need to be diligent about protecting your identity from unwanted scans from passersby. To help combat this when we travel, we’ve found several RFID-blocking bags, purses, wallets, and …
